TheStoneSoupLegend

　　Thereexistsatale,handeddownfromtimeslongago,oftwotravelersonapilgrimage.Hungryandtiredfromalongday’sjourney,theycometoasmall,impoverished,medievalvillage,wheretheydecidetorestbythesideoftheroad.Oneofthetravelersbuildsasmallfire,uponwhichheplacesalargepot,whiletheother,havingdrawnwaterfromthetownwell,fillsthepotandplacesintothevesselasimplestone.Asthetwomensitbythefire,bringingtheir"stonesoup"toaboil,thelocalvillagersbecomeinquisitiveofthecuriousanticsofthesestrangers.Eventually,severaltownsfolkdecidetoinvestigatethematterandapproachthetwotravelerstoengagetheminconversation.

　　Shortlythereafter,thereisheardthesoundofmerriment,asthevisitors,whoturnouttobequitefriendly,sharetheirtalesofthelandsandpeopletheyhavemetthroughouttheirjourneyandpilgrimagewiththelocalvillagers.

　　Finally,ayoungboyasksthetravelers"Butwhy,praythee,areyouboilingastone?"

　　Oneofthepilgrimsreplies,"Sowemayeatstonesoup."

　　"Itmustbeterriblybland!"saysanoldwoman."ButIhaveacabbage,whichwilladdsomeflavor!"

　　"AndI,somecarrots,whichwilladdcolor!"saysanothervillager.

　　"Somepotatoes!",offersanother,until,shortly,bythecontributionofalittlebymany,aheartystewwasmade,uponwhichtheentirevillageandthewearypilgrimsdined...andwhiledoingso,sharedtheirtales,talents,andcamaraderiethroughoutthenight.

　　Theverynextday,thetravelers(whobynowcouldbecalled"strangers"nomore),continuedtheirjourney,leavingthelittletown,anditspeople,behind.Butthevillagersneverforgotthem,andthelessontheyhadlearned.Infact,duringthehardestoftimes,insuchatimeasthistale,thatlittlevillagethrived,becausethetownsfolkneverforgothowtomake"stonesoup".

　　Suchisthelegendofthe"StoneSoupStory".

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